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art23rockpile · 05-25-2008, 02:12 PM

NAILS IN THE FENCE

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails
hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day
came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence
will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It
won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends
are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want
to open their hearts to us.'

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!

Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence.

dubl_xl · 05-25-2008, 03:17 PM

This is one of my favorite illustrations of the impact our anger can have on others. Thanks for the reminder.

On another subject, I met Gerry Lopez today. He has been one of my long time favorite surfers.

He was at the grand opening of Rainbow Sandals on Melrose, one of his sponsors. He gladly signed my copy of the Pipeline Masters DVD.

Real mellow guy, seems very humble. We didn't even talk about surfing, it was more about Snowboarding. I asked him if he still has a house in Bend Oregon and he said yes. I told him that I learned to carve at Mt. Bachelor in '89 and that I am planning a trip there next winter. When I left he said," see you at Bachelor". I was stoked!

Blue Rat · 05-25-2008, 03:17 PM

Great lesson in this story!

bighit8 · 05-25-2008, 03:46 PM

Nice art,nice

kevinator · 05-25-2008, 04:38 PM

Thanks, I needed that - like a breath of fresh air.

05-25-2008, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
art23rockpile Surf 'n' Trail Rat	Nails in the Fence NAILS IN THE FENCE There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.' YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED! Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence. __________________ "I don't need to go to the Arctic, to know that it's cold." SheDevil "Besides....half of this forum go both ways"

05-25-2008, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blue Rat F.O.G.R.	Great lesson in this story! __________________ "He's soft and he's fat and he's wearing my clothes and he's getting too old and he was born on my birthday and I'm afraid if I stop riding, he'll catch up with me." I. E. Bikes

05-25-2008, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
bighit8 STR Veteran	Nice art,nice __________________ Roger: You guys should join us next Sunday. It would be nice to have another screamer CHEWYETI: Heat, Beat, Repeat!

05-25-2008, 04:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
kevinator Pull my finger	Thanks, I needed that - like a breath of fresh air. __________________ Expensive Lightweight Shit

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05-25-2008, 03:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
dubl_xl I'd rather go down	This is one of my favorite illustrations of the impact our anger can have on others. Thanks for the reminder. On another subject, I met Gerry Lopez today. He has been one of my long time favorite surfers. He was at the grand opening of Rainbow Sandals on Melrose, one of his sponsors. He gladly signed my copy of the Pipeline Masters DVD. Real mellow guy, seems very humble. We didn't even talk about surfing, it was more about Snowboarding. I asked him if he still has a house in Bend Oregon and he said yes. I told him that I learned to carve at Mt. Bachelor in '89 and that I am planning a trip there next winter. When I left he said," see you at Bachelor". I was stoked!

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